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All you who have these, please advise. I'm posting this in this forum because you guys have your cars up in the air often.
Thinking about getting a lift to put on/off track tires, change brake pads, bleed brake lines, etc. Would be in garage. Want to leave it in place, and just park over it. Only considering scissor lifts, not post lifts.
1-- Do you have to get a Bend-Pak lift to get a good one? I'm not made of money, and I want to get the cheapest, good, safe lift. In other words, anybody happy with their nonBend-Pak lift?
2-- Is daily parking over it in the garage a problem or a hassle?
3-- Are special arms required to fit the width of a 997 C2S?
4--Are they as easy to use as they look?
5--Any other pros/cons you can add?
Thanks.
BTW, unlike your GT3's, my C2S is stock ride height.
2) not a hassle at all, what i did was screw 2 LONG pieces of 2x6 planks together (length of entire car), constructed something real simple, and park my BMW M3 on it every single day. 996 GT3 clears no problem. you can get creative with this solution... fancy ramps, recess lift in to garage floor, etc... my ghetto ramps work perfectly fine for me, dont get in the way, and still looking great after 4+ yrs
3) no special arms required. i've had my M3 on it, GT3, wife's rover, pick up truck, buddies mini van, its awesome.
4) even easier! a bit heavy to move around in the garage, i wouldnt want to do it every weekend, but very convenient and straight forward.
5) its the single best garage purchase that i've made period. the ONLY regret i have is not buying one sooner! all that time and energy wasted pre-lift! swapping brake pads for track, swapping wheels, taking wheels off for good cleaning, detailing your car brake bleeding, and with 911, even engine and exhaust work is simple. in fact, you could easily drop the 996 motor on this lift. its perfect for the rear engine platform! not as awesome for standard cars like M3 tho, since the mid section of the lift gets in the way.
alternatively, you might want to look in to a 2 post or 4 post low rise, small footprint, type lift. take a look at bend paks website as i believe they have some solutions if space is concern. i believe even costco has options for standard garages (limited space). i'm very content with my mid rise.
2) not a hassle at all, what i did was screw 2 LONG pieces of 2x6 planks together (length of entire car), constructed something real simple, and park my BMW M3 on it every single day. 996 GT3 clears no problem. you can get creative with this solution... fancy ramps, recess lift in to garage floor, etc... my ghetto ramps work perfectly fine for me, dont get in the way, and still looking great after 4+ yrs
3) no special arms required. i've had my M3 on it, GT3, wife's rover, pick up truck, buddies mini van, its awesome.
4) even easier! a bit heavy to move around in the garage, i wouldnt want to do it every weekend, but very convenient and straight forward.
5) its the single best garage purchase that i've made period. the ONLY regret i have is not buying one sooner! all that time and energy wasted pre-lift! swapping brake pads for track, swapping wheels, taking wheels off for good cleaning, detailing your car brake bleeding, and with 911, even engine and exhaust work is simple. in fact, you could easily drop the 996 motor on this lift. its perfect for the rear engine platform! not as awesome for standard cars like M3 tho, since the mid section of the lift gets in the way.
alternatively, you might want to look in to a 2 post or 4 post low rise, small footprint, type lift. take a look at bend paks website as i believe they have some solutions if space is concern. i believe even costco has options for standard garages (limited space). i'm very content with my mid rise.
Could you be a little more clear on how you manage clearance for the GT3 using the MD-6XP?
sure... the GT3 will NOT clear the MD-6XP without either
a) recessing the lift in to the garage floor
b) driving your GT3 on to AT LEAST 2 wood planks the entire length of the car so that all 4 wheels are on top of the 2 wood planks.
I chose option b. I screwed two 4x8's (i know i said 2x6's earlier but now that i think about it i believe they were 4x8's!) wood planks sandwiched together in sort of a "staggered" design. so the two 4x8's are flush at the top end (front of car) and staggered at the rear so that your approach is not so abrupt as you drive up on the ramp. you drive up on one 4x8 at a time if that makes sense and when you reach the end... your car's 4 wheels will be up on two 4x8's. I wish i had pictures!
my GT3 was slightly lowered from factory height (euro settings) and i had room to spare over the MD-6XP. it was actually perfect since the lift arms swung out exactly flush over the two stacked wood boards. and the actual "main body" of the lift was flush with the two stacked boards.
i think i'll go take a quick pic to illustrate better
Has anyone else had any recent experience with recessing their scissor type lift? I'm building a new garage and am considering. Any thoughts or input is greatly appreciated!
I'm considering bend pak and the ever eternal examples.
+ you will get used to daily parking over it.
+ don't know about the C2S, but i imagine it will fit fine as there are many adjustments you can make to the support arms.
+ easy to use.
+ mine has rust on it as i parked my daily driver over it one winter. I had the lift covered with plywood, but new england managed to have its way. i don't think this is common.
I have had the Snap On version for some time now and find it very handy for doing tires etc. Also makes it nice to have the car at eye level for cleaning and waxing the lower portions. As others have said it makes a nice hot food table for parties ( my wife's use) I find it also nice as a heavy duty work surface as in allowing me to lift items like mowers from the ground to a servicing level. Another feature is unloading heavy items from a vehicle, raise the scissor lift to the height of the vehicle, slide the heavy item out of the vehicle and lower the lift ... better than using your back
Has anyone else had any recent experience with recessing their scissor type lift? I'm building a new garage and am considering. Any thoughts or input is greatly appreciated!
I have a Bendpak P-6FB recessed into the floor, pictured at post #12 in the referenced thread. More parallelogram than scissor, so the car moves 18" aft as it raises. If you do this, my best advice is to get whatever lift you choose on-site and test fit your forms before pouring the concrete. Also, ample conduit under the floor for hydraulic lines, and consider what else you need at the lift end (e.g., diverter valve, e electrical line at the lift for lighting, etc.). Consider whether you need 110 or 220V for the pump. Find a local shop that males hydraulic lines, you'll need them. Feel free to PM questions.
10-13-2011, 09:03 PM
Scissor-type car lifts
